pair off

phrasal verb

paired off; pairing off; pairs off

Synonyms of pair off next

: to join together in a romantic relationship

He hated being single while his friends were pairing off and having kids.

: to join or to cause others to join to form a group of two

People paired off for the next dance.

She paired the students off.

Examples of pair off in a Sentence

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This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs. —

Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 He’s paired off with Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson), a man with brittle bones who’s spent his sickly life obsessing over comic books — and patiently waiting for a worthy nemesis. —

Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024 Women who get paired off with liars or someone who has misrepresented their past may feel duped or betrayed. —

Li Zhou, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Okay, so Sutton is potentially paired off and a horse girl. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pair off